Stenolechia gemmella       Coleophora albella
36.001 BF878  –  Batrachedridae – Batrachedra praeangusta – Poplar Needle-moth – (Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Batrachedridae
Other Name/s: Poplar Cosmet
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A tiny moth, elongated and long winged. Greyish in colour shaded with yellowish-white markings. Several short black streaks along the forewing, one interrupted with a white spot.
Distribution:  Probably locally common on Poplar and Sallow. Appears to be widespread across the county and recorded in small numbers
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing in June – September Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 14-15mm
 Food Plant: Poplar (Populus) and Sallow (Salix).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

36.001 BF878 - Batrachedridae - Batrachedra praeangusta
King’s Newton – Tony Davison
36.001 BF878 - Batrachedridae - Batrachedra praeangusta

36.001 BF878-batrachedra-praeangusta 36.001 BF878 - Batrachedra praeangusta Kings Newton, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Batrachedra praeangusta

Found 40 records
    ↳ 10 from After 2025
    ↳ 10 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 20 from Before 2020

If the Map Layers function fails, just refresh the page and it should be OK after. Use the +- zoom on the top left, or on a tablet, use two fingers to zoom. Remember, the last layer you ticked is the one which displays the popup information - they sit on top of each other - de-select then re-select, to see the popup values.

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution - This moth may be an aggregate and as such no specific records of distribution exist.


Monthly Records By Year: Batrachedra praeangusta
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Batrachedra praeangusta
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Batrachedra praeangusta
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Batrachedra praeangusta
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Batrachedra praeangusta
AGR: -4.27%   |   Total % Change: -60%


CUSUM Analysis: Batrachedra praeangusta
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 13 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

ⓘ Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2004, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Batrachedra praeangusta
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Batrachedra praeangusta
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Batrachedra praeangusta – 40 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Batrachedra praeangustaBelperSK34N202511/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaShaw Farm, New Mills VCSJ98Y202512/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaChaddesden, DerbySK33T202523/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202508/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaLittleoverSK33G202511/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202518/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202522/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaStaveley garden SYASK47H202525/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaDarley BridgeSK26Q202411/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaWoodland AveSK43R202418/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaWoodland AveSK43R202308/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaGlossop SK, UKSK09C202305/07/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaWoodland AveSK43R202307/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202219/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaWoodland AveSK43R202219/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBuxton SK, UKSK07S202228/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaNorton Lees, Sheffield, UKSK38L202112/08/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBelperSK34N202012/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201818/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201818/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201321/08/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201203/09/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201203/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201219/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201219/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201225/07/20122Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y201225/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201003/08/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201003/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaBuxton SK, UKSK07S200622/07/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaBuxton SK, UKSK07S200622/07/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200511/07/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200513/07/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200513/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200511/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200427/07/20043Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Batrachedra praeangustaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200427/07/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Batrachedra praeangustaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199427/07/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

Stenolechia gemmella       Coleophora albella

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